It’s been a while since I’ve written. Luckily it is because I’ve been very busy with work. I have been fortunate to have been able to give quite a few workshops recently for multiple interested parties and naturally it takes some time to prepare everything.

At this moment I only have 1 workshop on the books which will be on Saturday December 15th 2018. We will be making 4 different Christmas cards. If you need some more cards or if you want make an extra special card for someone special in your life, sign up quickly.

For the coming year I’ve started to make a plan for when to host the workshops at my house. To that end I placed a pre-order of new goodies which will be available from January 3rd 2019. They are products from the new Spring/Summer catalogue which will go live then. If you are interested in receiving a catalogue, let me know. I will also include a print out of the 2 new Dutch stampsets. More information about the spring/summer catalogue will follow in a few weeks time.

I will also be sharing more information about Sale-a-bration then. It will be held from January 3rd until March 31st 2019. It will definately be worthwile to book me for a workshop during this period. It doesn’t need to be a workshop at my house, I would love to come to yours and show you how to quickly and easily make cute cards or other projects.

That was it for now.

Have a great weekend and I will see you soon,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area

Card buffet

Isn’t it fun to take part in a workshop? It became apparent to me again during my card buffet last Saturday. Five ladies took part and had a choice of 10 different cards which I had prepared. There were instruction sheets inclueded so they could work independantly. Of course I was available to them to clarify or demonstrate things when a step was difficult or new to them. Dispite being of different levels of experience, each of the ladies went home proud and content with multiple handmade cards they did themselves. The workshop was without obligations. Everyone could make what they wanted and as many as they wanted within the set 3 hour timelimit. This left plenty of time for a cup of coffee, some snacks and lots of chit chat.

Masked buffet

Next month I will be hosting another card buffet. It will take place on Saturday October 20th from 14.00 to 17.00h at my house. Since the dat is so close to Halloween, it will be a masked buffet… More information will follow as the date nears. Costs will be € 2,- per card again and all will be without obligations. Should you realise after making 1 card that this is not for you, then you just stop. If you are enjoying yourself, you carry on. With another card or perhaps with a second card of the one you already made, if you really like it. You can make as many or few as you like. It’s all while supplies last.

Other workshops

If you wish to host your own workshop, you can call on me too. I have different kinds of projects which are suited for a workshop such as cards, a mini album or a calendar. If you have something specific in mind, I’m always open to suggestions. Together we can pull of something amazing, You arrange for 3-8 guests and I will take care of a fun afternoon or evening. Should you be interested in this, click here for more information about what I can do for you. You can also find more information about the workshops that I have planned here.

A while ago my upline placed a challenge on her team Facbook page. We were to make something with Christmas products that was NOT A CHRISTMAS CREATION. For this we were allowed to use Christmas products from the Annual Cataloque or from the Autumn/Winter catalogue which will be current as of September 5th 2018. As a Demonstrator we get to pre-order and I took advantage of that opportunity this month by ordering 2 Christmas stamp sets.

Pre-order

The first set is called Making Every Day Bright. It incluedes lots of cute lamps and is obviously intended for year round use. The other is called So Santa. It is a funny set that has 3 images of santa with matching sentiments. I was instantly smitten with the stamp showing santa with a surfboard. It was just begging to be combined with the Tropical Escape suite from the Annual catalogue. I took a careful look at the stamp. At santa with a cocktail in his hand and his toes in the sand. Hey, that rhymes. And all of a sudden a wave of inspiration washed over me, the genius a-ha moment. He’s RETIRED and now he can do as he pleases. After putting that in 2 bits of rhyme, the idea for the card was born.

Retirement Card

After stampint the image on to Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I coloured him using alcohol markers. I decided it would be fun to attach him to the inside of the card and cut out a shope from the front so you can see him peeking throught. Using the Layering Ovals Framelits dies I cut a window, which I traced around my santa with a light pencil line. I coloured the background of the santa image up to that line. I also drew some lines to guide my writing of the poem. After first drawing in the letters in pencil, I traced the letters with a black fineliner pen. I decorated the outside of the card with a scalloped edge around my window in a similar colour of cardstock as santa’s trunks. Finally I cut some leaves from coloured cardstock with the Tropical Thinlits Dies. I stamped the flowers from the Tropical Chic stamp set and cut them out using the Tropical Thinlits Dies too.

And now we wait….

As soon as I had finished the card, I photographed it and uploaded it to enter the challenge. There are quite a few creative entries already. We have until September 7th to enter after which we will choose the winner of the most fun/original creation through a poll. It’s not going to be easy.

See you soon,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area

Long ago, or so it seems, in reality it was only a few weeks ago, we were on holiday in Turkey. My oldest two children were besotted with the animation team that would entertain them at the Kids Club. As parents, we also had a good feeling about the care takers that kept our kids busy with a variety of activities. That’s why I decided to make a card for them. I had taken some craft supplies with me and I know how nice it is to get a token of appreciation.

On our last day, I gave the Mini Club Chef the envelope. My husband noticed that she didn’t open it and said that she probably thinks that it contains money. I decided to clear that up straight away and told her: “It’s not money, it’s a card.”. She was excited and replied “that’s even better.”. It surprised me too. But she did go on to open the envelope immediately. As soon as she saw the front of the card her eyes filled with tears.

She gave me a big hug. Of course we could have given her some Lira’s, but this made more of an impression. On the inside I had written a simple thank you for the fun activities they had organised and how much our childrend enjoyed their time there. I had my daughter write her and her brothers name.

It was great to see how something as basic as a card can have such an impact. Besides now the team can look at it from time to time or even get some encouragement from it if they are having a rough day. That is the power of a card. It is an easy wat to let someone know how much you enjoy what they do for you and that you appreciate how they do it.

Our childredn had a super fun holiday partly because of the efforts of these speceial staff members. Surely that is worth a card.

Who do you think deserves a card? Let me know in the comment section below. I look forward to reading your opiions.

See you next time,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area

The holidays are over, the children are back in school and I can’t wait to tell you all about the wonderfull promotions Stampin’ Up! is offering this month.

Colour Your Season limited time products

To start with there is a limited time products promotion on. It consists of the Blended Seasons stamp set. the set is available in both clear (to be used with acryllic blocks or a Stamperatus) and in wood (in which case they come with wooden blocks for the stamps to be mounted on). It is a versatile stamp set which can be used year round and which contains a few genereic as wel as a few specific sentiments. The images are very well suited for colouring with which ever medium you prefer.

The selection also incluedes a set of dies named the Stitched Seasons Framelits dies. The set consists of 10 dies which don’t just cut out the shapes, they also make a faux-stitching border around the label shapes. The stamp set and dies are also available as a bundle at a 10% discount.

Finally they’ve brought out a beautiful set of watercolour pencils to acompany the stamps. Stampin’ Up! does however reserve the right to incluede them in a future publication. I got the pencils during the preorder period to this promotion in order to take them with me on holiday to Turkey and they are fantastic. So well pigmented and the colour disolves beautifully and without stripes with just a touch of water from an aquapainter. Watercolouring has never been easier.

Bonus Days

As icing on the cake, you get to save for discount vouchers in August because the Bonus Days are back. For every €60 you spend, you receive a couponcode for €6,- to be used in September. That is a nice 10% return on your order. And on top of that you get a stamp point for every €50 you spend with me. Double savings. For more information about the Prulleke Loyalty Plan you can click here.

Autum/Winter catalogue

To wrap things up I want to point out to you that I have received the autumn/winter catalogues. It is packed with gorgeous new stamps, dies, punches and embellishments. Not just for now, but to be used all throughout the year. There are also a few indispensible products in there such as the Take Your Pick tool on page 30. Of course the catalogue is not just filled with products, it is also jam packed with insprirational projects to make and tips to help you release your creativity. If you wish to receive a copy, please contact me so I can supply you one.

Should you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to leave them in the comment section below.

See you next time,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area

On Saturday, July 7th 2018 I’ll be hosting a workshop from 14.00 – 17.00h. This time the Varied Vases bundle will be spotlighted. Using this stamp set, the coordinating punch and just 5 colours of cardstock and ink, we will make 4 very cute and different cards as well as a practical folder to house the cards.

In the workshop we will play with two-step stamping, generational stamping, die-cutting and fussy-cutting as well as using a punch, of course. Naturally I will be there to guide you and inform you of all the inticing promotions that Stampin’ Up offers.

The costs for participating in the workshop will be € 7,50 and that is inclueding a drink and a knibble, You don’t need to bring any supplies of have any experience with stamping or crafting. If you do happen to have crafting supplies, it could be useful to bring along your papertrimmer and a pair of scissors. In the materials pack you will find full A4 sheets of our beautiful cardstock, which is more than you will need for this project. You will definately have some nice sized scraps left over, which you can use when you carry on crafting at home.

There is room for a maximum of 8 participants and you can register as of now by sending me an e-mailtje. I look forwarrd to seeing you at my home in Eindhoven. Unfortunately this workshop is not intended for (fellow)demonstrators.

See you soon,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area

The last few weeks have made it clear again how fast kids grow up. On Monday my eldest son had his last practice day at the primary school my daughter already goes to. He loves it.

On Tuesday he had his third swimming lesson. Eventhough his birthday wasn’t until the week after that. You see he had always gone to baby/toddler swimming lessons and since he was done with those too, he got to take the next step here as well.

He also had his last day at the daycare center on Tuesday so they celebrated that fact along with his birthday on that day. He wore his birthday crown all day and enjoyed being the center of attention throughout the day. For us, it was the perfect moment to thank the teachers. They are partly responsible for who he is because of what they offer him and do for him. We are so proud of our little man and so incredibly gratefull for the teachers at the daycare center.

The box we made at StampEvent, is what I recreated another 5 times for the teachers. I filled them with Ferrero Rocher chocolates because the ladies are worth their weight in gold.

The base of the box was a sheet of Thick Whisper White cardstock. By following the same instructions as at StampEvent it was easy to assemble the boxes quickly. I decorated some of the boxes with Bermuda Bay cardstock, ink and Shimmer Ribbon (which I had left over from Sale-a-bration) and with the Springtime Foils paper (also left over from Sale-a-bration) and Silver Foil Sheet.Others I made in Calypso Coral. For those I chose the Springtime Foils cardstock with the rose gold dots and combined it with some toner cardstock which I foiled with some rose gold foil using my Minc. The ribbon I used is by Stampin’ Up but was retired years ago and is no longer available. Because I don’t have the same punches as we used during StampEvent, I improvised and used my CreaLies XXL Nest Circle Dies. Some magnets are hidden in between the different circles in order to close the box. I used the following stamp sets to decorate the white circles. The sentiments are from In De Bloemetjes Zetten, the solid heart is from Jar Of Love and the line drawing of het heart is from Coffee Cafe.

By now my son has been in school for a week. He goes with such enthousiasm and always comes home cheerfully. He has settled in well and was clearly ready for this next step in his life.

Who would you like to give a gift like this to? And why? I look forward to reading about it in the comment section below.

See you next time,

Leonie

Independant Stampin’ Up Demonstrator in Eindhoven and surrounding area